I had my wedding reception here at RHCC on June 29th and it truly was a fairytale. We looked at a bunch of different venues around the CT area before we stumbled upon Rolling Hills, but the second we drove up and saw RHCC our search was over. ... We knew it was the one! The entrance of the venue is beautiful and the grounds are honestly breathtaking and amazingly picturesque. The one thing I kept thinking about during my search was that, "if it rains, I want to still love my plan B." The one special thing this venue offered was cocktail hour on the back porch that has a wooden/structured overhang, so even if the weather didn't hold out, you could still hold cocktail hour out there anyways... Lucky for us the weather DID hold out, and we got to see the most impeccable sunset from the back porch.
In terms of accommodation, we were planning in a short time period, and at first it was difficult to get a date that would work for us. But, Hilary was more than helpful and switched things around to accommodate us. She was able to get us a Saturday in June which was exactly what we wanted.
Now to the important stuff - the food! Honestly, it was the best food I have ever had at a wedding. period. The portions were generous and the taste was from like a five star restaurant. The apps were elegant and gourmet, which is the vibe we wanted. There were a few minor misses though that I will be honest about - 1) we ordered salmon & risotto for a meal and instead got salmon & rice pilaf 2) we ordered tortellini with pesto and instead got tortellini with alfredo sauce and 3) we ordered pork fried dumplings and instead got veggie fried dumplings... I also caught wind that a friend tried to order the vegetarian dish and a server told her that there were no more, which was upsetting to hear. There were a few mistakes like that along the way, but the majority of the food came out correctly and even with those few mistakes, the food was still mouthwatering good so I really can't complain. Weeks later people are still approaching me saying, "that food was the best food I've ever had at a wedding, and I'm old and have been going to weddings for 30 years." It truly was phenomenal.
In terms of comfort - we had all 217 people in the ballroom, with the doors open to the second smaller room which was used for bar purposes and photobooth. I felt like that room held my 217 guests comfortably in terms of space. The dance floor was good size and supported all of us. The only complaint I have was the temperature. It was VERY hot in there. It was a hot and humid day in general, but the whole night people were sweating. I kept asking to turn up the AC and kept getting brushed off by the servers. I think the AC was at full capacity and just couldn't keep up honestly with the humid temps outside and 200+ ppl dancing. I had a friend ask me last week "did you guys not have air conditioning at your wedding?" which made me cringe, honestly. We were all hot as all hell, but no one let that get in the way from having a good time.
If you are planning to get married in the fall, spring, or winter, I would 110% recommend this place to you! If you are planning to get married in July or August, I would just consider the air conditioning problem. If you don't mind being HOT, then go for it. Maybe they will invest in another system or something to remedy this issue. And I would also just double check to make sure the food is in line with what you want.